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Name Team Age
Joe Butcher Retired (1991, Age 35) 47
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 17
(1974)
C L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League 0 12 years (92 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 9/21/1956
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 4 7
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (LF)
(39.4 %) D- (8.3 %) (1.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1979 AHP 37 148 26 4 0 2 15 9 29 .465 .222 .243 .176
1979 HHP 43 156 37 7 0 1 13 18 26 .625 .324 .301 .237
1979 LHP 41 106 22 3 0 1 5 3 24 .494 .229 .264 .208
1979 RHP 63 198 41 8 0 2 23 24 31 .576 .298 .278 .207
1980 AHP 44 160 32 3 0 3 17 14 38 .538 .263 .275 .200
1980 HHP 39 131 31 3 0 1 12 17 23 .605 .322 .282 .237
1980 LHP 43 103 22 3 0 1 11 9 24 .549 .277 .272 .214
1980 RHP 70 188 41 3 0 3 18 22 37 .579 .297 .282 .218
1981 AHP 25 143 37 6 2 2 14 19 29 .716 .345 .371 .259
1981 HHP 29 145 38 8 3 1 10 14 31 .711 .331 .379 .262
1981 LHP 38 87 18 2 2 0 5 8 18 .554 .278 .276 .207
1981 RHP 73 201 57 12 3 3 19 25 42 .782 .364 .418 .284
1982 AHP 36 119 27 4 1 3 15 15 20 .664 .311 .353 .227
1982 HHP 43 139 41 8 1 4 23 17 22 .823 .369 .453 .295
1982 LHP 39 86 18 1 0 3 11 6 18 .586 .261 .326 .209
1982 RHP 63 172 50 11 2 4 27 26 24 .828 .380 .448 .291
1983 AHP 32 130 37 8 1 5 25 9 25 .813 .336 .477 .285
1983 HHP 30 111 31 8 1 3 19 6 23 .778 .328 .450 .279
1983 LHP 34 87 30 8 1 6 21 2 18 1.040 .374 .667 .345
1983 RHP 55 154 38 8 1 2 23 13 30 .660 .310 .351 .247
1984 AHP 21 74 16 3 0 2 11 8 15 .631 .293 .338 .216
1984 HHP 26 92 23 5 0 4 16 8 27 .745 .310 .435 .250
1984 LHP 25 61 11 1 0 3 10 6 19 .598 .254 .344 .180
1984 RHP 37 105 28 7 0 3 17 10 23 .749 .330 .419 .267
1985 AHP 27 92 28 7 2 3 12 13 14 .918 .396 .522 .304
1985 HHP 20 62 16 1 1 2 5 5 13 .727 .324 .403 .258
1985 LHP 20 43 13 4 1 1 2 3 9 .859 .348 .512 .302
1985 RHP 41 111 31 4 2 4 15 15 18 .834 .375 .459 .279
1986 AHP 62 239 67 8 1 4 29 25 49 .721 .348 .372 .280
1986 HHP 60 219 61 11 1 6 22 22 33 .764 .344 .420 .279
1986 LHP 33 84 20 3 0 0 5 8 21 .578 .304 .274 .238
1986 RHP 110 374 108 16 2 10 46 39 61 .778 .356 .422 .289
1987 AHP 50 127 38 5 0 2 14 11 12 .741 .355 .386 .299
1987 HHP 56 139 40 4 2 1 12 10 35 .711 .344 .367 .288
1987 LHP 25 61 12 2 0 1 6 6 14 .558 .279 .279 .197
1987 RHP 96 205 66 7 2 2 20 15 33 .776 .371 .405 .322
1988 AHP 43 88 20 4 1 3 10 10 14 .701 .303 .398 .227
1988 HHP 39 96 29 2 0 3 11 10 9 .785 .368 .417 .302
1988 LHP 13 24 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .426 .259 .167 .167
1988 RHP 73 160 45 6 1 6 20 17 17 .792 .348 .444 .281
1989 AHP 18 35 9 0 0 0 2 7 7 .652 .395 .257 .257
1989 HHP 16 45 11 1 0 0 3 6 10 .594 .327 .267 .244
1989 LHP 16 20 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .282 .182 .100 .100
1989 RHP 25 60 18 1 0 0 4 11 13 .728 .411 .317 .300
1990 AHP 30 43 13 4 1 2 9 10 1 1.015 .434 .581 .302
1990 HHP 29 38 9 2 0 1 8 3 3 .661 .293 .368 .237
1990 LHP 5 6 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.000 .500 .500 .333
1990 RHP 55 75 20 5 1 3 15 11 4 .840 .360 .480 .267
1991 AHP 7 13 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 .670 .286 .385 .231
1991 HHP 13 22 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 .467 .240 .227 .182
1991 LHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NaN 1.000 .000 .000
1991 RHP 18 35 7 3 0 0 2 2 5 .523 .237 .286 .200
Total AHP 432 1411 353 58 9 31 173 151 256 .693 .323 .370 .250
Total HHP 443 1395 371 61 9 27 156 138 257 .715 .335 .381 .266
Total LHP 333 768 174 28 4 16 80 59 175 .621 .285 .336 .227
Total RHP 779 2038 550 91 14 42 249 230 338 .735 .345 .390 .270
Total 908 2806 724 119 18 58 329 289 513 .704 .329 .375 .258
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Joe Butcher has retired from the Chicago Bulldogs
1991-07-23The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Chris Weaver to the major league team. The Chicago Bulldogs have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1991-04-05The Chicago Bulldogs have acquired Joe Butcher from the waiver wire.
1991-04-01The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Steve Linz to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have promoted Ed Bacsik to the major league team. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Lonnie Ambler for assignment. The Baltimore NattyBohs have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1988-08-03The Baltimore NattyBohs have acquired Joe Butcher from the waiver wire.
1988-07-30The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Elston Clark to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Steve Bullock to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have designated Orlando Snopek for assignment. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have designated Joe Butcher for assignment.
1979-03-01The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Dan Sitton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Rabid Monkeys have promoted Joe Butcher to the major league team.